Education Users SecondLife

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Second Life!

Sabatino M.
Randy M.



You have a life why not get another one, this is a place to hang out with friends, but others are using it as a new land where they can set up business.

This is a 3D virtual world where users can socialize, connect and create using voice and text chat.

Once installed, you will be able to walk, "teleport" or even fly to thousands of exciting 3D locations.

What is Second Life?
Second Life is a virtual world with a Resident population of millions of real people from around the world. Each person is represented by an avatar that represents their chosen digital personal.

In addition second life has a various number of people that use the program such as gamers, housewives, artists, musicians, programmers, lawyers, firemen, political activists, college students, business owners, active duty military, architects, and medical doctors.

If your a new user, when you register for your free Second Life account and become a Resident, you have the option to select from several "default" avatars.(is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego)

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How much does Second Life cost?

This is a basic free account. Additional Basic accounts cost a $9.95 one-time fee. Premium accounts (required for getting land) start at $9.95/month and up.

Second Life is only for user over 18 years of age, however for teenagers between the age of 13-17 can be encouraged to use teen second life.

Some may not know but hundreds of leading universities and school systems around the world use Second Life as a vibrant part of their educational programs.

Second life encourage you to go inworld to meet other educators and learn how to teach classes, network, and interact with students in new and unique ways in the virtual world.

If you dident know second life is the largest 3d virtual world community.

Other Organizations in Second Life

Energy
Media
Technology
Manufacturing
Finance
British Petroleum
Comcast
Cisco
Colgate-Palmolive
Banco Bradesco
Energie Baden-Wurttemberg
Time Warner
Dell
Kraft
Wells Fargo

Walt Disney
Intel
Pfizer
World Bank


Microsoft
Unilever



Samsung




Sun




Toshiba




Xerox


Healthcare
Services
Automotive
Retail
Telecom
Novartis
Accenture
BMW
Best Buy
British Telecom

Kelly Services
Honda
Herman Miller
Motorola

Manpower
Mistubishi
Nike
Nokia


Toyota
Sears
Telecom Italia




Verizon
Government
Education
US Army
Harvard
US Navy
The New Media Consortium
Government of Ontario, Canada
Princeton

San Diego

Stanford

Texas State